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France, Iraq
Who are Iraq's Friends in France?

Far from being driven by strategic considerations, the pro-Iraq lobby in France appears to act primarily for financial reasons. [...]

Published on 26/09/2002 at 10:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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